Morning to all of you
Here is the bumper Christmas crossword.
Should keep you all out of trouble.
See you in a few weeks for the next one.
All the best
DJA...
I did enjoy the way the thematic material all slotted together, however I think the obscurity of some of the geographical references was pushing the boundaries of fair play rather. Thanks Salamanca....
Apologies if there is another thread.
Nothing for the "numberphobes" to be scared of. Logical with only a bit of Excel at the start and some spadework at the end.
Enjoyable - thanks Kea....
Well I suppose it's possible that I've gone a little wrong somewhere (made a couple of mistakes in counting in the across clues first time round, for instance), although I don't think that the...
I am surprised that there seem to be no other posts, as I am usually quite slow at solving. Anyway, an enjoyable workout from Yorick, although one that required a lot of careful cross-checking.
The grid fill was not as hard as I had expected, as spotting the treatment of the holes was a great help. I'm sure I'll have mucked up the last step, however, as i'm in the "good walk ruined" camp....
We are wondering where that lively crowd of EV threaders has disappeared to. I think that as setters and solvers we used to really enjoy this thread. Where are you all? Please come back. We are...
The preamble was enough for an early PDM, although I've not actually played the game properly before. Then it was a relatively speedy gridfill before I nervously attempted the endgame, dreading the...
I am glad this was not as difficult as it first looked. I have solved it except for 19D, which is unclued. The treatment given to 29D and 31A should apply to 19D also. But I cannot find a word other...
An excellent challenge from Sabre, and certainly had to use all the available information to make headway on this. Full quotation and author only revealing itself right at the end.
What a neat grid construction. I found finding the quotation a bit tedious, but the rest of the puzzle was a total delight, with some cleverly concealed misprints. Many thanks, Calmac....
That was fun and, for me, educational. I was stuck for a while on both 30 across and down, but it all finally came together. Some nicely convoluted clues, but all very fair, and no ambiguity in the...
I am seeking HINTS ONLY for the following, please. Thanks in advance! 1 Where you might find stock and brand after threshing(4,4 ):??????G? 4 “Mine all mine!” he might say ( 5,4 ):??????H?? 9...
I am stuck on the following.Some help will be appreciated, please! 5 Cajole to get man without work to accept berth ( 8 ): B??????? 7 Apart from the end bit, it's diamond shaped, like part of a...
With regard to my earlier post querying the absence of the TLS crossword on the club site I received a reply from Mr Parfitt the Times puzzles editor explaining that there was a combined 2 week issue...